Believing in oneself is not merely a platitude but a profound philosophy that shapes our lives in meaningful ways. In a world often fraught with challenges and uncertainties, cultivating self-belief becomes paramount, serving as a guiding light through the darkest of times. At its core, believing in oneself is about recognizing and embracing one’s inherent worth, talents, and potential. It’s about quieting the inner critic and nurturing a mind-set of positivity, resilience, and determination.
There is a song by musical group Alabama. Its title is “I’m in a Hurry to Get Things Done”. The song begins with the following:
I’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh, I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
Even I’m in a hurry and don’t know why.
One of the biggest challenges I have seen in my personal business coaching practice and in life over the past year is how to meet the challenge that fear, surrounding COVID represents. If there were a perfect answer, I would give it to you, and we could all happily move forward. But there is not.
The ultimate goal in business and life is to first survive and then thrive. Many businesses and individuals have gone from thriving to surviving. And some have experienced the most feared outcome, death.
For myself and my clients, we have fears. The fears are valid. Yet how we choose to act on them is our choice. Once again, if there was the perfect answer on how to react to our fears, I would be happy to provide it. Unfortunately, there is not.